OpenAI models and prices in rupees
| Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context | Best for | Processed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPT-6 Astra OpenAI | LKR 3,795 | LKR 18,975 | 1.05M | Hard maths, science and agent tasks | Outside Sri Lanka |
| GPT-5.6 Sol OpenAI | LKR 1,518 | LKR 7,590 | 1.05M | Long coding tasks | Outside Sri Lanka |
| GPT-6.1 Sol OpenAI | LKR 759 | LKR 3,795 | 1.05M | Production coding agents | Outside Sri Lanka |
| GPT-6 Sol OpenAI | LKR 759 | LKR 3,795 | 1.05M | Products already built on GPT-6 Sol | Outside Sri Lanka |
| GPT-5.3-Codex OpenAI | LKR 664 | LKR 5,313 | 400K | Terminal coding agents | Outside Sri Lanka |
| GPT-5.6 Luna OpenAI | LKR 75.90 | LKR 455 | 1.05M | High-volume extraction | Outside Sri Lanka |
| GPT-5.4 nano OpenAI | LKR 75.90 | LKR 474 | 400K | Classification and tagging at scale | Outside Sri Lanka |
| GPT-6 Luna OpenAI | LKR 37.95 | LKR 190 | 1.05M | High-volume extraction and routing | Outside Sri Lanka |
| gpt-oss-20b OpenAI | LKR 30.03 | LKR 107 | 131K | Quick reasoning steps | Outside Sri Lanka |
| gpt-oss-120b OpenAI | LKR 15.87 | LKR 72.93 | 131K | Maths, science and logic | Outside Sri Lanka |
| TTS-1 OpenAI | LKR 5,693 characters | — | — | Real-time voice replies | Outside Sri Lanka |
| Whisper large-v3-turbo OpenAI | LKR 4,767 audio seconds | — | — | Transcripts and captions | Outside Sri Lanka |
| text-embedding-3-large OpenAI | LKR 49.34 | — | 8K | Multilingual search and retrieval | Outside Sri Lanka |
| text-embedding-3-small OpenAI | LKR 7.59 | — | 8K | Low-cost search and retrieval | Outside Sri Lanka |
Rupee prices are our published US dollar rates converted at LKR 330.00 to the dollar, our rate for October 2026 — the same rate your invoice uses.
Which OpenAI model to use
The current middle tier: production coding agents, professional documents and spreadsheet work.
The flagship, for advanced maths and science and the hardest end-to-end agent tasks.
The cheapest GPT-6, for sorting, extracting and routing at volume with a million-token context.
Classifying, tagging and ranking large volumes of text.
Search and retrieval over your own documents, including languages other than English.
Transcripts and captions in 99 languages, Sinhala and Tamil among them.
Calling the OpenAI API from Sri Lanka
The Roar AI gateway speaks the OpenAI API format. Point the OpenAI SDK at Roar AI and name a OpenAI model; moving to another provider’s model later is a change to the model name.
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(base_url="https://api.roar-ai.com/v1", api_key="roar_live_…")
reply = client.chat.completions.create(
model="gpt-6.1-sol",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Summarise this contract in plain English."}],
)Where OpenAI requests are processed
OpenAI models are processed on international infrastructure, outside Sri Lanka. None of them is hosted locally.
If a workload’s data has to stay in the country, Qwen3.8-27B (Colombo) runs on our own server in Colombo.
Questions
Can I use the OpenAI API from Sri Lanka?
Yes. Every OpenAI model listed on this page is available from Sri Lanka through Roar AI’s API, on the same key as every other model on the platform.
Can I pay for the OpenAI API in Sri Lankan rupees?
Yes. OpenAI usage is billed to one monthly invoice in LKR, together with any other models your team uses.
Do I need a separate account with OpenAI?
No. One Roar AI key reaches every OpenAI model listed here, so there is no separate OpenAI account or foreign card to set up.
Is the OpenAI API hosted in Sri Lanka?
No. OpenAI models are processed outside Sri Lanka. Roar AI’s locally hosted model, Qwen3.8-27B (Colombo), is a separate model and is labelled as such.